Energizing the
Millennium Development Goals:
KNOWLEDGE EXPO
 A UNDP co-hosted event

3, 4, & 5 May 2006 | New York, NY

 

 

 

 

 

 

   Knowledge Expo:

  • Background
  • Participating organizations
  • Summary of Dialogue Sessions
  • Presentations to download
  • Exhibit posters
  • Media coverage of the event
  • Contact us
  • UNDP Sustainable Energy Programme
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     Presentations to download:

    Please click the name of the presentation to begin downloading:
     
    Presentations from Thursday, 4 May 2006:
         
    		Abul Barkat, University of Dhaka "Energy Security and its Implications for the Poor"
    		Nebojsa Nakicenovic, Vienna University of Technology, and IIASA "Energy Security and its Implications for the Poor - from a Global Perspective"
    		Kipyego Cheluget, East African Community (EAC) "Regional Energy Access to Modern Energy Services"
    		Edgar Blaustein, Consultant for Ministry of Foreign Affairs, France "Access to energy: Role of public authorities"
    		Stephen Gitonga, GEF Small Grants Programme "Expanding access to modern energy services at the local level"
    		Metsi Makhetha, UNDP "Increasing Access to Energy Services From Commitment to Action"
    		Jose Carlos, Ministry of Mines and Energy, Brazil "Overview of the Brazilian Program - LIGHT FOR ALL"
           
    Presentations from Friday, 5 May 2006:
           
    		Stephen Gitonga, GEF Small Grants Programme "Potential for engaging communities in carbon finance"
    		Yannick Glemarec, UNDP "MDG Carbon Facility, Mobilizing Carbon Finance for the Millennium Development Goals"
    		John Lewis, CINCS "The Climate Investment Network for Carbon Sequestration (CINCS)"

    exhibit posters

      Please click on the name of the exhibit to view a PDF of posters that were exhibited during the Knowledge Expo.  
        Energy and Poverty Reduction (MDG 1):
     
  		• Exhibit #1: Integrating energy considerations into poverty reduction strategies
     
  		• Exhibit #2: Energizing enterprise development
     
  		• Exhibit #3: Micro-financing energy for productive uses and poverty reduction
     
  		• Exhibit #4: Costing of national energy interventions
             
        Energy and Gender (MDG 2-3):  
     
  		• Exhibit #5:   Energy for Women, Energy for the MDGs
           
        Energy and Health (MDG 4-6):
     
  		• Exhibit #6: Reducing health risks by promoting access to improved cooking fuels
           
        Energy and Environmental Sustainability (MDG 7):
     
  		• Exhibit #7: Standards and labels for energy efficiency  
     
  		• Exhibit #8: Generating community benefits while protecting the environment
           
        Energy and Global Partnerships (MDG 8):
     
  		• Exhibit #9: Mobilizing financing options for sustainable energy in developing countries: the MDG Carbon Facility
     
  		• Exhibit 10: Management of oil revenues for development impact
     
  		• Exhibit 11: Monitoring impacts of energy services on development
     
  		• Exhibit 12: Energy, Poverty and Security 

    MEDIA COVERAGE

      HTML articles courtesy of the Earth Negotiations Bulletin On the Side:  
     

  • Covering Wednesday, 3 May 2006: www.iisd.ca/csd/csd14/enbots/3may2006.html

    		 
     

  • Covering Thursday, 4 May 2006: www.iisd.ca/csd/csd14/enbots/4may2006.html

    		 
     

  • Covering Friday, 5 May, 2006: www.iisd.ca/csd/csd14/enbots/5may2006.html

    		 
             
      Article courtesy UN News Center  
     
  		• Electricity and energy needs of poor emerge as priority issue as UN session ends  
             
      Article courtesy UNDP Newsroom  
     
  		• Beyond oil headlines, a silent crisis: energy poverty  
             

    Contact us:

    For more information relating to this event, please send an email to energy@undp.org.